Calls to defund and abolish the police have become a mainstream conversation in reaction to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer and countless other murders and…
So says a young Hispanic boy in the following video, a followup of the police brutality in Anaheim I posted about yesterday: Recommend this Post
Via a helpful reader, one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen this week: I don’t know Joe Couto, and I’m sure he’s a perfectly decent guy in real life,…
So it seems Bill Blair isn't getting with Team Ford's austerity program.Instead of being a good boy and implementing the 10-per-cent reduction the mayor's team is demanding of city managers,…
Big tip of the porkpie to Lorne over at Politics and its Discontents.There are times when the sheer inertia and toxic, paranoid self-pity at the core of dysfunctional cop culture…
Just checking in.Any progress identifying / charging these cocksu – er, perps?No, eh? Oh, well. Pretty hard when witnesses don't come forward, isn't it.How about:Arresting the two assholes who kicked…
Toronto News: Retiring deputy chief calls G20 reaction overblown - thestar.comYou know where I'm going with this, so I'll just let thwap and Lorne carry the ball on this one.…
SIU Concludes Reopened G20 Nobody Investigation... aaaaand, guess what? Can't find any way to charge anyone else.Who could have foreseen such a thing?Oh, well. Maybe the Toronto Police will actually…
On reflection, maybe I ought to cut you a little slack. Maybe you really are committed to fixing the organizational and occupational culture.Maybe you really do want to fix the…
Don't know what this guy was doing ... ... but even if we grant for the moment that the apprehension was lawful and justified, can you explain why the Toronto…
Because there isn't going to be any meaningful institutional response.But this might be even more effective. Just show them being assholes, and then let public scorn do its work.If they…
Guess it's good to have the occasional reminder. From Jason Kenney's favourite left-wing kook.
... with a few nice words about accountability and regaining public trust.Here are some suggestions for you.Do something about the assholes who brutalized Lacy MacAuley.Out the sons of bitches who…
So apparently it takes three big strong police officers to manhandle one guy. Naked and handcuffed.Don't know whether this is before or after they beat the shit out of him.And…
From ... guess which piece of birdshit-catcher. The usual "police morale is low" bullshit. A sample:The situation has worsened with each new allegation of police brutality and little has been…
Sorry, dear friends. This is going to be one of those times when I try to get cerebral, but not too cerebral, and end up sounding like a wanker. Business…
It’s been more than 48 hours since the shooting deaths of forty year old homeless man, Mario Hamel and ventilation specialist, Patrick Limoges at the hands of Montreal’s finest in…
I really should’ve titled this post, Four cops turn busy Downtown intersection into the OK Corral. They deserve nothing less. However, I may just get myself arrested or sued for…
Because of the recent, er, unpleasantness, I've started a backup site over at Tumblr. (OK, OK, I wanted another excuse to geek out. Like I don't have enough already.) Anyway,…
